Installing selector support
Note. Install in reverse order to removal.
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- Insert selector support and connect electrical plug connections.
- Tighten fastening nuts. Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)
- Insert support bracket sleeve on the selector lever cable in the support bracket on the selector support. Make sure the two plastic clips engage properly. (See enlarged view in (Scheme 180).)
- Push selector lever cable all the way back (see enlarged view in (Scheme 181) ), shifting the transmission into parking position.
- Move selector lever to position P.
- Engage the selector lever cable into the open adjuster and close the adjuster (see enlarged bubble in (Scheme 182) ). The locking sleeve on the adjuster must move to the end position automatically.
- Engage cable nipple in the keylock lever.
- Insert adjuster on the keylock cable into the support bracket. Make sure the two retaining clips engage properly.
- Install centre console. Refer to «REMOVING AND INSTALLING CENTRE CONSOLE (FRONT SECTION)»(/porsche/911-gt3/996-2003-2005/remont/mirrors/#interior-equipment-911-carrera-996).
- Installing selector knob. See «REMOVING AND INSTALLING SELECTOR KNOB (AS OF MY 2002)»(/porsche/911-gt3/996-2003-2005/remont/automatic-trans/#automatic-transmission-controls-case-911-carrera-996).
| Location | Thread | Tightening torque Nm (ftlb.) |
|---|---|---|
| Shift console fastening screws | M6 | 10 (7.5 ftlb.) |
TIGHTENING TORQUES SPECIFICATIONS - SHIFT CONSOLE (AS OF MY 2002)
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| Item | Designation of the special tool | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A | Commercially |
SELECTOR LEVER CABLE SPECIAL TOOL (AS OF MY 2002)
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- Removing selector knob. See «REMOVING AND INSTALLING SELECTOR KNOB (AS OF MY 2002)»(/porsche/911-gt3/996-2003-2005/remont/automatic-trans/#automatic-transmission-controls-case-911-carrera-996).
- Removing centre console. Refer to «REMOVING AND INSTALLING CENTRE CONSOLE (FRONT SECTION)»(/porsche/911-gt3/996-2003-2005/remont/mirrors/#interior-equipment-911-carrera-996).
- Remove parking brake console.
- Remove underbody panels (middle and rear).
- Remove transmission support.
- Remove plastic cover -A- around pinion shaft.
- Remove transmission lever -A- from the transmission housing. To do this remove retaining clamp -D- from the pivot point. Undo the transmission lever holder screws -C- and remove the transmission lever holder -B-. (Scheme 186)
- Remove support bracket sleeve -A- on selector lever cable from support bracket -B-. To do this, press retaining clip -C- together and pull the support bracket sleeve out of the support bracket.
- Lever the end piece of the selector lever cable off the transmission lever with a commercially available removal tool. The selector lever cable can be pulled down somewhat with the transmission lever to allow better access to the separation point. NOTE: When separating the selector lever cable and the transmission lever, make sure not to bend the transmission lever or kink the selector lever cable too much.
- Bend up the tabs -A- in the vehicle interior at the body opening and press the rubber sleeve outward through the body opening.
- Pull B+ cable out of the slotted sleeve and pull the selector lever cable out through the body opening.